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Thread: Good bike light for under $40?
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09-24-2007, 09:06 AM #1
Good bike light for under $40?
I need a headlight for my commuter bike. With school and work I won't be getting home til 5:45 and that's darkness coming up pretty soon.
Is there such thing as a decent headlight for under $40.
I do NOT want LED. All LED lights I've ever owned still make me crash because I cannot see the potholes. Super poor night vision + LED = accidents.
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09-24-2007 09:06 AM # ADS
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09-24-2007, 09:57 AM #2
You can pick up a nightrider trail rat or road rat for a little more cash but they are good lights and seem to be better than the inexpensive cateye lights. I used my trail rat in the mountains for years and it worked great!!
Two wheels are better than four, keep the rubber side down.
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09-25-2007, 12:37 PM #3
Getting bloody cold out lately. I commute on my motorcycle and I had to get out some of my winter gear.
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10-05-2007, 09:15 AM #4
So far my only two suggestions are:
nitetrider trail rat (about $80)
nitetrider road rat (looks about $60)
Anyone else?
Are those two about easy to slip on and off a bike? I don't want to leave it on my bike while I'm on campus/in class. Some punkass kid might steal it.
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10-05-2007, 10:00 AM #5
I have what is basically a two year old Marwi Bullite relabeled as a Performance Viewpoint I could let go. I now have two lights that throw enough between them (25W) for trail riding at night so I haven't used it since sometime in March.
http://www.marwiusa.com/default.aspx...id=3&pid=51#42
It goes about 2 hours at 6W. Higher end LED lights put out about the same amount of light but the lower end ones don't even come close. How does $30 for it and both a 10seen all good people turn their heads each day so satisfied I'm on my way...
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10-07-2007, 03:02 PM #6
I have a Trailrat 2.0 I got on clearance at Golsan Cyclery in S. Jordan ($35.00 ). It's a great light. About 2.5 hours of ride time and it puts out a good amount of light for being a small and rather inexpensive light. $100 is very reasonable (IMHO) price for one.
Damn you, vile woman, you've impeded my work since the day I escaped your wretched womb.
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10-07-2007, 08:31 PM #7Originally Posted by Shan
Two wheels are better than four, keep the rubber side down.
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